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Podcast: Reading Baseball
Episode: Reading Baseball: The 1985 I-70 World Series
Description: (Provided by Pete Peterson)A new book is out focusing on the 40th anniversary of the 1985 World Series. A series won by Kansas City in controversial fashion over their cross-state rivals, the St. Louis Cardinals.In this edition of Reading Baseball, Pete Peterson reviews the book and how the series’ infamous blown call shaped the legacy of an otherwise well-respected umpire.Reading Baseball is a series of essays and commentaries by Richard “Pete” Peterson, author of Growing Up With Clemente and the editor of The St. Louis Baseball Reader.